Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY · Master's Degree · about 94 graduates a year

$31,087
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$56,444
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,486
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#6 of 22
Rank by pay
#6 of 22
Rank, wage-adjusted
$163,605
Median federal debt

Columbia University in the City of New York graduates in film/video and photographic arts earn 10% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 290% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Columbia University in the City of New York Compares for Film/Video and Photographic Arts

All 22 colleges reporting film/video and photographic arts earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Norwich University Northfield, VT$90,973$93,437#1$50,349
2American University Washington, DC$76,808$67,304#2$51,449
3CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY$66,636$63,424#3$33,095
4Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA$58,879$53,576#7$41,911
5Regent University Virginia Beach, VA$57,017$51,919#9$44,205
6Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$56,444$53,723#6$31,087
7California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA$56,207$51,145#10$20,842
8Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA$55,619$50,610#11$27,650
9Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA$53,996$55,897#5$37,493
10University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$53,630$48,800#12$39,954

Other Majors at Columbia University in the City of New York by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Business Administration, Management and Operations$251,708$182,930#3 of 861
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management—$185,150—
Management Information Systems and Services$184,384$170,595#1 of 46
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences—$169,415—
Statistics$167,848$122,051#1 of 18
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$166,264$100,512#1 of 13
Computer Science—$161,851—
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$152,001$124,969#13 of 62
Computer and Information Sciences$150,951$129,227#20 of 78
Real Estate Development$144,863$102,555—
Health and Medical Administrative Services$144,395$93,558#13 of 211
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$142,412$132,715#58 of 432
Mechanical Engineering$137,970$104,503#10 of 83
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies—$130,948—
Sustainability Studies$123,641$86,469#2 of 13
Construction Management$120,469$107,173#3 of 8
Communication and Media Studies$120,003$93,452#1 of 61
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$116,859$197,821#62 of 92
Public Administration$115,874$89,478#6 of 243
Chemical Engineering$114,037$95,951#6 of 11
Civil Engineering$111,924$88,198#8 of 81
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$108,698$78,660#4 of 23
International Relations and National Security Studies$107,574$80,448#5 of 40
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$107,139$63,418#1 of 165
Public Health$98,728$71,704#23 of 201
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$98,458$62,493#4 of 58
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$93,415$72,127#4 of 36
Social Sciences$87,609$72,024#1 of 9
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities—$87,308—
Biomedical/Medical Engineering—$86,161—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Columbia University in the City of New York film/video and photographic arts graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $31,087 one year after graduating and $56,444 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Columbia University in the City of New York rank for film/video and photographic arts?

Among 22 colleges reporting earnings for film/video and photographic arts graduates, Columbia University in the City of New York ranks #6 by median pay four years after graduation, and #6 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is film/video and photographic arts at Columbia University in the City of New York worth it?

Its graduates earn 10% more than the national median for film/video and photographic arts ($51,486), and the median federal debt at graduation is $163,605.

← All data for Columbia University in the City of New York · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.